New Delhi: A 35-year-old man died in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district after a homemade explosive disguised as a rasgulla burst inside his mouth, police said on Friday.
The incident occurred on Tuesday when the victim, Rajendra Barautiya, was sitting with others around a bonfire. According to local law enforcement, one villager brought the object while another handed it to him. He suffered serious injuries in the explosion and later died in the hospital. Two men have since been arrested and booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Such crude explosives are utilized by some rural communities across India for hunting wild boars. These devices are typically manufactured by packing dough balls with gunpowder, which is often extracted from firecrackers or obtained from quarries.
Police officer Rekha Singh stated that the explosive, used by certain tribal communities in the area to kill wild boars, had been offered to Barautiya prior to detonating in his mouth. Singh noted that authorities are still working to establish whether there was an intention to kill Barautiya or if the occurrence stemmed from a dangerous prank, leaving the motive under active investigation.
The two arrested suspects face legal charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder while police press forward with their inquiry into the exact circumstances surrounding the tragedy.